Hi everyone! It's a nice day again and is my dh's birthday!! He is 77 today...I know I've been saying 77 for a little while now since it was close but today he really is. LOL He wanted to go out to eat TWICE today so he could get two free meals at two buffets. I really can't do that and keep to my diet but encouraged him to go with a friend. We will be going out tonight and it will probably be a buffet (ugh), but I think I will be fine with it. My "program" is working well and I'm enjoying it. I'm already down a couple of my recycled (and recyled, and recyled..) pounds. Nothing to really celebrate yet except my mindset.
I put the shoes I won on ebay but only for local. I hate going to the PO, but if they don't sell, I may try national, give them away or possibly keep them. I CAN wear them, it's just that on my left foot my toe is right to the end and may rub too much for comfort, but I haven't worn them yet so don't know for sure.
Bobbi - GFY on the sale and saving on groceries for the month! You've done really well.
Retiredone - That's a nice car! It's good to know our grown children are doing well, esp in this economy. That's amazing about your mom carrying $10,000 around in her purse! I wouldn't want to carry it in my purse but I do think it would be a good idea to keep a stash hidden in the house for emergencies. I've started one but haven't gotten very far with it. That's another one of my financial goals.
Slmn11 - Good luck with your BS! 98 is very good. Only time I've seen numbers that small is when I was on the Medifast diet. Hoping to see them again. Right now I'm usually high in the am, but otherwise am diabetic normal mostly. I'd like to get down to normal normal of course. Funny about the alarm. We have a sensitive smoke detector that's part of our security system. Several times I have set it off when grilling a steak or something on the stove. Recently our security alarm went off and we had to replace the battery. We've had it almost five years and this is the first time we've replaced it. I've never heard of coated fries, but I too am a potato lover...one of my favorite foods. LOL serve me potatoes and ice cream and I'm a happy camper...
Glynne - I think small "chunks" are the best way to do exercise until you are really into it and even after that sometimes. Depends on what you are after but if you are only looking to build up your strength and burn some calories, a little here and there will help and it's probably easier on your body. I get bored (unless I can read) if I do anything too long anyway. We walk the track only ten min. Today I set the alarm on my phone as dh always thinks 10 times around is 10 min. But when I walk fast and even jog a bit now and then, it is not and I wanted to show him that..I don't want to be doing it too long.
Then we go to the machines and do 15 min on the bikes, 15 min on treadmill and I finish with a few min on three weight machines. Dh does 4 machines and he does them for more sets than I do. Dh has always exercised, but I had to work up to all this.
Debbie - I love yoga. I'm not strong enough for the hardest movements but I have always enjoyed it when I did it. I'm not into the philosophy/religion of it but I do enjoy the stretching. That's one thing I'm missing right now...I really feel best when I do a lot of stretching. I try to do some here at home when I first get out of bed but I'd like to get back to my stretch classes..one was floor work and the other was a sr yoga stretch class. I just hate getting up early though.
My problem with losing weight and clothes is that it takes me a very long time before I notice a change in size or even before anyone notices. This can be very discouraging. When people notice or I can fit into old smaller clothes or get new clothes to fit, it helps to motivate me. That was one of the things that discouraged me on the MF diet ...I lost 18 lbs but no one noticed and I was still wearing the same clothes! My dh didn't really even notice...once he said he thought he could see it a little but mostly he said he couldn't tell any difference!
I know he always loves me, but sometimes I think that how I LOOK to him kinda depends on his mood. He seems to have cycles which affect how he feels and how he looks at things.
Well, dh was unable to find anyone to go with him for lunch nor was he able to find a restaurant that would give him a discount on his own lunch if he went alone. I told him if he really wanted it, I'd go out with him, but he knows it would not be helpful to me so he said, no, we'll just go out tonight. That will be difficult enough, so I'm glad.
It was really hard in April because we were paying cash for everything plus paid off our $2,000 credit card. Ouch. But May will be much easier.
